Which step is the seventh in the process?

• A. Delivery to retail outlets
• B. Mixing
• C. Dough slicing
• D. Proofing

Answer: (A)

In a bread production flow, the focus is on moving the finished product to customers. The seventh step is delivery to retail outlets because, after the dough has been mixed, formed, proofed, baked, cooled, and packaged, the logical next action is to transport the finished bread to stores where customers can buy it. This step closes the production-to-sale loop and makes the product available for purchase.

The other steps occur earlier in the process: mixing is an initial step that combines ingredients; proofing happens during fermentation before baking; dough slicing is a final preparation step that typically occurs closer to packaging and sale, not as the seventh action in the overall sequence.